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“bone”

22 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 14 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Demon carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Demon


Creatures

os final · osa final · ost final · Bone initial

  • Grethos

    Greth gnashing + os bone

    gnashing of the bone

  • Hazros

    Hazr smoke + os bone

    smoke of the bone

  • Khazos

    Khaz pit + os bone

    pit of the bone

  • Zekhosa

    Zekh bile + osa bone

    bile of the bone

  • Lezgosa

    Lezg leash + osa bone

    leash of the bone

  • Sylthosa

    Sylth spite + osa bone

    spite of the bone

  • Blathost

    Blath blame + ost bone

    blame of the bone

  • Sarnost

    Sarn sorrow + ost bone

    sorrow of the bone

  • Orthost

    Orth order + ost bone

    order of the bone

  • Bonemonger

    Bone bone + monger seller

    bone seller

  • Bonewarden

    Bone bone + warden warden

    bone warden

  • Bonewrecker

    Bone bone + wrecker wrecker

    bone wrecker

Orc


Fantasy races

Bruk initial · Bruga initial · kul final · Bone initial

  • Brukurk

    Bruk bone + urk slave

    bone slave

  • Brukhur

    Bruk bone + hur roar

    bone roar

  • Brukbak

    Bruk bone + bak back

    bone back

  • Brugamorg

    Bruga bone + morg grave

    bone grave

  • Brugaskul

    Bruga bone + skul watcher

    bone watcher

  • Brugazhak

    Bruga bone + zhak cinder

    bone cinder

  • Ghorakul

    Ghora gore + kul bone

    gore bone

  • Lugakul

    Luga heavy + kul bone

    heavy bone

  • Krulakul

    Krula cruel + kul bone

    cruel bone

  • Boneskewer

    Bone bone + skewer skewer

    bone skewer

  • Bonegouger

    Bone bone + gouger gouger

    bone gouger

  • Bonesnapper

    Bone bone + snapper snapper

    bone snapper

Necromancer


Tabletop

Ossa initial · Ossia initial

  • Ossabarrow

    Ossa bone + barrow grave hill

    bone grave hill

  • Ossamere

    Ossa bone + mere small lake

    bone small lake

  • Ossanight

    Ossa bone + night sunless time

    bone sunless time

  • Ossiacara

    Ossia bone + cara dear

    bone dear

  • Ossianella

    Ossia bone + nella wick

    bone wick

  • Ossialira

    Ossia bone + lira dirge

    bone dirge

Troll


Creatures

ossa final · bon final

  • Ragossa

    Rag rough stone + ossa bone

    rough stone bone

  • Brogossa

    Brog boulder + ossa bone

    boulder bone

  • Yrdossa

    Yrd earth + ossa bone

    earth bone

  • Brakdalbon

    Brakdal gully + bon bone

    gully bone

  • Bogholtbon

    Bogholt bog wood + bon bone

    bog wood bone

  • Skarnvoldbon

    Skarnvold scree field + bon bone

    scree field bone

Wizard


People

Os initial · Ossa initial

  • Osyr

    Os bone + yr age

    bone age

  • Osvar

    Os bone + var guard

    bone guard

  • Ostel

    Os bone + tel far

    bone far

  • Ossazara

    Ossa bone + zara crown

    bone crown

  • Ossarin

    Ossa bone + rin circle

    bone circle

  • Ossawyn

    Ossa bone + wyn joy

    bone joy

Cyberpunk


People

bone final

  • Scrapbone

    Scrap scrap + bone bone

    scrap bone

  • Kilobone

    Kilo thousand + bone bone

    thousand bone

  • Cachebone

    Cache hiding place + bone bone

    hiding place bone

Dragon


Creatures

Bone initial

  • Boneveil

    Bone bone + veil veil

    bone veil

  • Bonetongue

    Bone bone + tongue tongue

    bone tongue

  • Bonebreath

    Bone bone + breath breath

    bone breath

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Karn initial

  • Karnmesh

    Karn bone + mesh woven

    bone woven

  • Karntokh

    Karn bone + tokh unyielding

    bone unyielding

  • Karnzak

    Karn bone + zak striking

    bone striking

Drow


Fantasy races

Thraz initial

  • Thrazaeryss

    Thraz bone + aeryss precedence

    bone precedence

  • Thrazilzeth

    Thraz bone + ilzeth lamp

    bone lamp

  • Thrazvaeth

    Thraz bone + vaeth throne

    bone throne

God


Creatures

Bone initial

  • Bonesinger

    Bone bone + singer singer

    bone singer

  • Bonebinder

    Bone bone + binder binder

    bone binder

  • Bonegaze

    Bone bone + gaze gaze

    bone gaze

Pirate


People

Bone initial

  • Bonespray

    Bone bone + spray spray

    bone spray

  • Boneridge

    Bone bone + ridge ridge

    bone ridge

  • Bonewater

    Bone bone + water water

    bone water

Tiefling


Fantasy races

osse final

  • Anthelosse

    Anthel offering + osse bone

    offering bone

  • Carvenosse

    Carven carved + osse bone

    carved bone

  • Fumisosse

    Fumis smoke + osse bone

    smoke bone

Villain


People

Skel initial

  • Skelpyre

    Skel bone + pyre funeral fire

    bone funeral fire

  • Skelcrest

    Skel bone + crest helmet plume

    bone helmet plume

  • Skelthrall

    Skel bone + thrall bondage

    bone bondage

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “bone”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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